Inspired by Brenna Maloney’s octopus pattern from her first book “Socks Appeal” and by the infamous Captain Marble featured in her latest book “Sockology,” I decided to create my own little mash-up creature.
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To market, to market…
If you are attending Fall Quilt Market next week, click here for our schedule of events and book signings. And be sure to request an invite to the best party at Market…Fabric 2.0!
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Knock Your Socks Off Super Silly Notecards
These notecards… Read more. are so cute that you can’t help but laugh and smile when you look at them. Personally, I love to send handwritten notes. In this time of emails, iChats and texting I am beginning to think that the handwritten note is a lost art, but once you see these adorable cards you will want to take pen in
Be free, piggy!
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Free is good, right? Free donut? Yum! Free box of Junior Mints? Yum, yum! Free case of poison ivy? Well, not so much, maybe. But what about a FREE sock pattern? Oooooooooooooo…
Today we have a little piggy that yearns to be free and only you can free her. She’s trapped in an unsuspecting pair of pink anklets. If you follow my
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The socks return with a giveaway!
I firmly believe that you can’t have too much of a good thing, so imagine my delight when Brenna Maloney—she of the irresistible sock critters that charmed us all in Socks Appeal… Read more.—decided to write another book!
“I thought I had gotten all this sock stuff out of my system with my first book. . .” she says. “And I
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Could it be I’m jealous?
Brenna Maloney has a new book coming out this month, Sockology… Read more. (stay tuned this week for a giveaway). I was scheduled to work on it but, at the last minute, I had to shift things around and give my editorial duties to Gailen (lucky Gailen). I was bummed because not only is Brenna a ton of fun, but the book
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What have we done for you lately?
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How do you like the Stash Books titles we are creating? We are getting some great feedback on all of them—two even won awards recently!
This is all well and fine, but I would love to know if there is something you are hankering for, or something you want to try and can’t find any inspiration or instruction to
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Socks Appeal to All Ages
I’ve been meaning to share this special owl since Christmas when I received it from my 7 year old daughter. She found this project in Socks Appeal by Brenna Maloney… Read more. and set right to work. She banned me from the room, used my machine, and figured it out on her own. What I thought was cool was how she
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This Bunny Has a Headache!
Here he is, just as I found him on my desk one Friday.
I had gone home at lunchtime the day before with a migraine brewing. You know, the kind of a headache where only lying down in a dark room will do. I missed our Creative Camp that afternoon. But, sure enough, my crafty, caring co-workers were thinking of… Read more.
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Snakes and bunnies for the kids
Just before the holidays, a group of C&T staffers got together to stitch up a whole bunch of fun for some of the kids at the Children’s Hospital in Oakland, CA.
With the help of patterns in Brenna Maloney’s book, Socks Appeal… Read more., lots of adorable snakes and bunnies emerged from a big pile of brand new socks.
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